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Virtual Laboratories Complement but Should Not Replace Face-to-Face Classes: Perceptions of Life Science Students at Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland
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Caoimhin S. Griffin; Sinead Loughran; Bridget Kelly; Edel Healy; Gillian Lambe; Arjan van Rossum; Brian Murphy; Eric Moore; Christopher Burke; Aoife Morrin; Carmel Breslin; Frances Heaney; Denise Rooney; Ronan Bree; Bernard T. Drumm – Advances in Physiology Education, 2025
Virtual laboratories (VLs) enable students to experiment, analyze data, or interact with digital content in a nonphysical space. VLs include simulations, electronic notebooks, videos, and augmented reality. As part of the "VL Project," comprising five academic institutions in Ireland, we sought to determine how VLs might enhance…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Science Education, Virtual Classrooms
Beyond Grades: Harnessing Digital Badges to Champion Holistic Skill Development and Celebrate Active Engagement across a Large Enrollment Organic Chemistry Module
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Frances Heaney; Trinidad Velasco-Torrijos; Carmel Breslin; Robert Elmes; John Stephens; Ria Collery-Walsh; Anne Cleary; Orla Joyce; Brian Murphy; Bernard Drumm; Ronan Bree; Eric Moore; Aoife Morrin; Bla´naid White; Denise Rooney – Journal of Chemical Education, 2025
In a technology-enhanced learning environment and underpinned by a unique hybrid pedagogic model that borrows from gamification, constructivism, and experiential learning approaches, badges were purposefully used to foster engagement. This approach promoted the development of a mindset that identifies and appreciates the worth of a portfolio of…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Blended Learning, Large Group Instruction, Experiential Learning